1964 studio album by Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet
Illumination! is a studio album by the Elvin Jones /Jimmy Garrison Sextet. It was released on January 9, 1964 through Impulse! Records .[ 1] The sextet assembled for the session featured pianist McCoy Tyner , alto saxophonist Sonny Simmons , flautist Prince Lasha and baritone saxophonist Charles Davis .[ 4] Jones, Garrison, and Tyner were bandmates in the John Coltrane Quartet.
Allmusic 's Scott Yanow describes the band's performance in his review of the Illumination! as "the music ranges from advanced hard bop to freer sounds that still swing".[ 5]
"Nuttin' Out Jones" (Lasha) – 5:36
"Oriental Flower" (Tyner) – 3:49
"Half and Half" (Charles Davis) – 6:28
"Aborigine Dance in Scotland" (Simmons) – 4:12
"Gettin' on Way" (Garrison) – 5:14
"Just Us Blues" (Davis) – 5:55
^ a b Ostrow, Marty; Howard, Ira; Lichtman, Irv, eds. (January 18, 1964). "ABC-Par's 33 New Albums Is a Record-setting Issue" (PDF) . Cash Box . New York: The Cash Box Publishing Co. p. 9. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2025 . {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
^ Allmusic review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 113. ISBN 0-394-72643-X .
^ "Elvin Jones/Jimmy Garrison Sextet Illumination " . Artistdirect.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
^ "Illumination Review by Scott Yanow" . Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2010 .
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums
Keepin' Up with the Joneses (with Thad Jones and Hank Jones , 1958)
Together! (with Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Elvin! (1961-1962)
Illumination! (with Jimmy Garrison , 1963)
Dear John C. (1965)
And Then Again (1965)
Midnight Walk (1966)
Heavy Sounds (with Richard Davis , 1967)
Puttin' It Together (1968)
The Ultimate (1968)
Poly-Currents (1969)
Mr. Jones (1969 & 1972)
The Prime Element (1969 & 1973)
Coalition (1970)
Genesis (1971)
Merry-Go-Round (1971)
At This Point in Time (1973)
On the Mountain (1975)
New Agenda (1975)
The Main Force (1976)
Summit Meeting (with James Moody , Clark Terry , Bunky Green , and Roland Prince , 1976)
Time Capsule (1976-1977)
Remembrance (1978)
Very R.A.R.E. (1979)
Heart to Heart (1980)
Earth Jones (1982)
Love & Peace (with McCoy Tyner , 1982)
Brother John (1982)
Power Trio (with John Hicks and Cecil McBee , 1990)
When I Was at Aso-Mountain (1990)
Youngblood (1992)
Going Home (1992)
It Don't Mean a Thing (1993)
Momentum Space (with Dewey Redman and Cecil Taylor , 1998)
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